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Apple iPhone 3GS
32 GBApple iPhone 6
64 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2009-06-08 | 2014-09-09 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A8 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.61 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 is a lot better than Apple iPhone 3GS, with a score of 77 against 53.5. Apple iPhone 6 is a extremely newer cellphone, and it's also notably thinner and a bit lighter than the Apple iPhone 3GS. Both phones in our current comparison use iOS operating system, but Apple iPhone 6 has a more recent 8.x version and Apple iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1, so it counts with some extra features and enhanced performance.
IPhone 6 has an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a lot better resolution of 1334 x 750px, a really larger display and a way higher display pixels density. IPhone 6 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 3GS, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone 6 features a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, a larger number of cores, an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone 6 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 48% greater battery capacity.
IPhone 6 takes much better pictures and videos than iPhone 3GS, because it has a lot better 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
Apple iPhone 6 and the Apple iPhone 3GS cost exactly the same.
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